Geographical Question Papers

370. As per the revised 2001 census data, which of the following States/ Union Territories has/have a sex
ratio lower than the national aver­age?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Haryana
4. Orissa
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2, and 4
371. Which of the following is not a
breed of sheep?
(a) Cheviot (b) Merino (c) Murrah (d) }aisalmeri
372. Chamba, Gaddi and Pashmina are
breeds of
(a) cows (b) sheep
(c) goats (d) buffalo
373. Which of the following is the land of the 'Dodo', an extinct flightless bird?
(a) Mauritius
(b) New Zealand
(c) India
(d) Finland
374. Which of the following is/are cor­
rect about the Rann of Kachchh? 1. It is a flat saline marshland 2. It is in Rajasthan
3. It is the home of the Indian
Wild Ass
4. ,It is a unique land formation
supporting several singular
species of fauna
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
375. The second largest linguistic -unit
in India is
(a) Tamil (b) Hindi
(c) English (d) Bengali
376. Duncan passage is betw.een
(a) South Andaman and Little
Andaman
(b) Little Andaman and Car
Nicobar
(c) Lacadives and Minicoy Islands
(d) Kanyakumari and Trinco­
malee
377. Ten Degree Channel is between (a) Dover and Calais
(b) Alaska and Russia
(c) Little Andaman and Car
Nicobar
(d) North Korea and South
Korea
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378. The shortest route from San Fran­
cisco to Vladivostok would involve
(a) flying over Pacific and Atlan­
tic oceans
(b) flying to Paris and Shanghai (c)" flying over the Pacific Ocean
(d) flying the route-New York,
Madrid, Tashkent, Vladivostok .
379. Which of the following would be
the shortest route?
(a) Sydney, Bombay, Cairo,
Moscow
(b) Sydney, Durban, Cairo,
Moscow
(c) Sydney, -Singapore, Delhi,
Moscow
(d) Sydney, Tokyo, Tashkent,
Moscow
380. From Melbourne to reach Rio de }eneiro by sea after touching Mombasa, which oceans would you traverse?
(a) Indian Ocean and Atlantic
Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic
Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean and Pacific
Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean only
381. Which of the following is called
the "Gateway to the Pacific"? (a) Suez Canal
(b) Panama Canal
(c) Bering Sea
(d) Gulf of Alaska
In Questions 382 to 410 there are two statements (A) and (R). Mark
(a) if both (A) and (R) are correct
and (R) is the correct explana­
tion of (A)
(b) if both (A) and (R) are correct
but (R) is not the correct ex­
planation of (A)
- (c) if (A) is correct but (R) is
incorrect.
(d) if (A) is incorrect but (R) is
correct
382. (A): The Arctic region is
characterised by low annual
precipitation
(R) : Evaporation as well as the
capacity of cold air to con­
tain moisture is low.
383. (A): The lowest temperature in the world is found in the North Pole
(R) : North Pole is surrounded by
the Arctic Ocean.
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384. (A) : The atmosphere acts like a
glass house for the earth.
(R) : The atmosphere absorbs the
longwave radiation coming
from the sun.
385. (A) : Westerlies bring more rain
than Trade Winds.
(R) : Westerlies blow from warm
latitudes to cold latitudes.
386. (A): Hot deserts are located on the west margins of the conti­nents. .
(R) : In summers, these areas are under the influence of Trade Winds and in winter high
pressure conditions prevail.
387. (A): Little weather is generated
within the stratosphere.
(R) : The temperature increases
- with altitude in the strato­
sphgre.
388. (A) : Temperature in the upper
stratosphere increases with
altitude.
(R) : There is a concentration of
ozone in the stratosphere.
389. (A): The land on the leeward side of mountain ranges which are' at right angles of on­winds is often dry.
(R): When air descends the pres­
sure on it increases.
390. (A): Earthquakes are sudden earth
movements in the earth's
crust.
(R) : The development of faults in the crust which result from collision between plates cause earthquakes.
391. (A) : Coral formations do not de­velop on the western coasts of the latitudes 30° N and 3D" S.
(R) : Cool currents flow along the western coasts in these lati­tudes.
392. (A): S waves do not tra\lel
through the core of the earth.
(R) : S waves do riot travel
through liquids.
393. (A) : A fiord is not very useful as a site for a port.
(R): A fiord is usually situated in
mountainous country.
394. (A): Most of the tundra consists of
a low cover of vegetation.
(R) : The growing season is very
short and the subsoil remains
frozen.